July 27 2023

Assurance Homes with Create Studio Architecture have shared plans to carve out 14 apartments through the conversion and extension of two townhouses at the B-listed Bon Accord Crescent.

The densification drive will see the existing extension backing onto a rear lane demolished, to be replaced by a new extension and coach house. The works will return 8 and 9 Bon Accord Crescent, last in use as office accommodation, to residences while building out rear feus which currently serve as car parking.

In a planning statement, the applicant wrote: "The site has sufficient depth to allow a mews development along Bon Accord Crescent Lane in addition to the redesign of the two existing extensions to the rear of the existing main building. Whilst the resultant window-to-window distances vary from 12m-16.5m.

"As the two feus are defined by the original boundary walls to the rear, one feu [No.9] is to become a courtyard whilst [No.8] will be retained as a small car park. The overall development will present a strong appearance to the lane whilst existing granite from rear extensions are re-used to a rationalised rear extension."

The original stair at No.8 will be removed to simplify circulation between both properties. All flats will have access to a car park within the grounds of No.8 and a private courtyard at No.9. No affordable housing will be provided.  

1 Comment

#1 Posted by Auntie Nairn on 31 Jul 2023 at 20:10 PM

All well and good but does it have to look so awful? Had to double check it wasn't HFM.

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